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The Blood is The Life 30-03-2012

2012-03-30T09:00:07Z

Religion and the Liberal Democrats - like sex, but without the warmth
The honourable Lady Mark tries to pour oil on troubled waters. I fear someone will come along with a flamethrower at some point and set fire to the waves, but the effort is appreciated.
(tags: libdemmery religion )
Secret plans for generation of new grammar schools by the back door - Education News - Education - The Independent
Not sure what to make of this
(tags: education )
We're now governed by the political wing of the wealthy - Commentators - Opinion - The Independent
I do worry about his final paragraph - *I* have more influence on the government of this country than any ordinary trade union member (and I'm not saying I have a lot)
(tags: government )

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The Blood is The Life 15-03-2012

2012-03-15T09:00:01Z

Womanthology: Heroic: now available on Amazon uk.
... for Twentyfive quid. Looks like it's time to start saving, or scrimping something from another bit of the budget...
(tags: comics )
BBC News - Project Barcelona to see BBC open archive for downloads
To all the other broadcasters bitcfhing about this: make better programmes and then maybe repeats of BBC stuff wuldn't be more attractive?
(tags: telly )
An A from Eton is worth less than an A from Scumbag Comprehensive, and Oxbridge admissions tutors know it
WARNING! Contains Torygraph
(tags: education )
HUD secretary says a homeless person costs taxpayers $40,000 a year
That's a lot more than it costs me to run a household. Which begs the question: why don't we just give these people houses? If having benefit scroungers is actually CHEAPER than punishing them, then what's the problem?
(tags: homelessness )
I Am The New Sheriff Of The Internet And I Say The Daily Mail Can Go Fuck Itself
Of course, those of us who are in the know have been doing this for YEARS...
(tags: media dailymail )
This week's Jesus and Mo
"Many thanks to today’s guest scriptwriter, Cardinal Keith O’Brien."
(tags: funny )
strangecharm on why she's NOT leaving the Lib Dems
I feel so proud and humble to know someone as articulate and empathetic as Holly, and more importantly, to not have offended her enough to make her hate me (yet). And I hereby promise to never stop shouting at people in positions of authority who don't see what the problem is.
(tags: awesome )
Tardis Eternity Ring.
This is a thing which I would love to have. But I think a better use for it than sitting on my finger would be as a wedding ring for the two biggest Who geeks in the world. So we need to get equal marriage legalised so we can buy two of these - one each for Richard and Alex. Who's with me?
(tags: awesome )
Women in the Media as in Society? | | Feminist Law Professors
(tags: feminism )
Moving Target -
Empty Child is the best one, I think. All things Doctor Who should have MOAR Six and MOAR Chris Achilleos
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Of course, when it comes to Who Art, nobody will ever beat Chris Achilleos.
Not ever.
(tags: art DoctorWho )
Dave Godfrey demonstrates EXACTLY the right attitude to Weekly Food Challenge
"This is what you're supposed to do, this is what I actually did, this is how it turned out, not exactly what was expected but hey, who cares?"
(tags: food )
Oxford college offers old Etonians £4,000 to study “common people” | Political Scrapbook
They can come and study me if they like. I'll give the little buggers an edjamacation
(tags: epicfail )
Byte Me | Batman Themed Tarot Cards
Some of these are gorgeous; I especially like The Moon (less keen on Temperance)
(tags: comics )
Comparative Sex-Specific Body Mass Index in the Marvel Universe and the "Real" World.
Interesting stuff
(tags: feminism funny comics )

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The Blood is The Life 20-01-2012

2012-01-20T09:00:01Z

BBC News - UK inquiry into rendition and torture collusion scrapped
"Oh damn, we're having to scrap our whitewash because the rozzers are investigating it now!"
(tags: government )
Time To Take Another Walk Down Gin Lane
The world’s only master gin distiller is a lady. I approve.
(tags: gin )
FactCheck: Will disabled people suffer under the Welfare Reform Bill? | The FactCheck Blog
Factcheck punctures hyperbolous claims from both sides here.
(tags: disability )
MPs support parents in fight against pornographic sex education
This is very, very scary indeed.
(tags: education )
Official home of the LEGO® DC Universe™ SuperHeroes
I have spent far too much time on the Comic Buiulder part of this today. You too can make your own Ivy/TwoFace... interactions :)
(tags: toys )
FirstSigns VO :: Guidance for Others
A very useful resource for anyone who knows somebody prone to self-harm
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In Defence of PC Nick Manning « forthedefence
Have been told by reliable source that PC Nick Manning did not in fact refer to the famAt some point we (as a society) are going to get used to the idea that things which were previously muttered down the pub are now being put onb twitter and facebook; until we do, expect more like this.ily name, but in fact called them wankers. There is therefore even less of a reason for him to be punished.
(tags: police )
Mark Steel: Time to inflict pain on the terminally ill - Mark Steel - Commentators - The Independent
(tags: disability )
Hammer restoration blog
OMG OMG OMG A RESORED PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES FLAILFLAILFLAIL!!! ALSO 1958 DRACULA WITH FOOTAGE THAT WAS CUT FROM THE BRITISH RELEASES TILL NOW!!!! What with this, and the new release of The Woman In Black featuring Harry Potter in cinemas v soon, I think this latest resurrection of Hammer might actually last more than ten minutes....
(tags: film )
Exclusive: official old-style Hammer poster for The Woman In Black - Den of Geek
Squee! Flail! etc.
(tags: film )
An update on the UCL/Jesus and Mo controversy
(tags: religion )
Two Doctor Who Vids
The first one is a bit soppy, but the second one is hilarious.
(tags: doctorwho )

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The Blood is The Life 11-01-2012

2012-01-11T16:00:07Z

Londonkds has a grim reading of what happens to the Thals in Who Canon....
... which I think is disturbingly plausible
(tags: doctorwho )
Qwghlm on why narrow focus is bad in teaching.
He talks specifically about code here, but I think this could apply to pretty much any subject area; teaching kids to think and problem-solve is more important than teaching by rote.
(tags: education )
Andrew Ducker corrects a commonly held misconception.
Labour do not tend to win elections because of Scotland
(tags: politics )
Chinese Britons have put up with racism for too long
I'm shocked but not totally surprised by this
(tags: racism )
Jesus and Mo pit student groups against each other
Surprised that nobody has made the point that Mo is not a depiction of the prophet, but a depiction of a lookalike....
(tags: atheism education )
The Phoenix Comic
This looks really interesting, if somewhat worthy. Unfortunately none of my local newsagents are stocking it. Has anyone actually SEEN a copy?
(tags: comics )
The Burger Lab: Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald's Burger That Just Won't Rot (Testing Results!) | A Hamburger Today
YAY food science!
(tags: science food )
Chicken Yoghurt calls Time
I shall miss Justin's wit. And his randomised scans from classic 2000ad. Nobody else gives Devlin Waugh the prominence he deserves....
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